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Vana'diel Bestiary: Maneating Hornet  

Family:Bee
Found in:Konschtat Highlands
North Gustaberg
South Gustaberg
Level:2 - 6
Flags:
  • Not Aggro
  • Not Linking
  • Detects by Sight
  • Pursues by Scent
  • Based on Wind
  • Weak against Ice
Drops:
Stolen Items:
Updated: Fri Dec 28 16:26:12 2007

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Drop Rate
# Jun 07 2007 at 4:56 AM Rating: Decent
On June 6, 2007 I went out and farmed these things. Kept a running count of how many I killed.

I was a 28 Whm/ 14 Blm in North Gustaberg on Zegham Hill. (No Treasure Hunter.)

Days: Watersday, Windsday, and Iceday
Moon: First Quarter moon (55%)

Bees killed: 112

Honey: 18 (18/112= 16.07%)
Beehive Chips: 25 (25/112= 22.32%)
Insect Wings: 7 (7/112= 6.25%)
Giant Stinger: 1 (1/112= 0.8926%)
I was to high for wind crystals to drop.

I was also on Lakshmi world, if it matters at all.


Edit:
The next day (June 7) I farmed them on Vomp hill in South Gustaberg. Again, 28 Whm/ 14 Blm. (No Treasure Hunter.)

Days: Earthsday, Watersday, Windsday, Iceday
Moon Waxing Gibbous (88%)- Full Moon (90%)

Bees killed: 154

Honey: 20 (20/154= 12.99%)
Beehive Chips: 31 (31/154= 20.13%)
Insect Wings: 14 (14/154= 9.091%)
Giant Stinger: 1 (1/154= 0.6494%)
I was to high for wind crystals to drop.

I don't why the drop rates are different, but they are similar. Choose for yourself if its significant or not.

As others have mentioned, some times I killed 10 and got nothing, and other times I killed 5 and wound up with 4 chips and 3 honeys. This might explain some of the differences (I might have been in a dry spell when I stopped in South Gustaberg or in a good spell in North Gustaberg.).

I think it is important to mention that I killed on all levels of both hills, moving up and down when I had cleared one area. I also used weapon skills when my TP got high enough, but did this equally (some say that effects your drop rate).

I hope this helps.

Edited, Jun 7th 2007 11:30pm by Zirgzar
No Doubt
# Sep 21 2006 at 9:15 AM Rating: Decent
Indeed the beehive chips roll in. Just got THF to 15 and went up Vomp Hill to kill worms for the zinc and bees for chips. In about 30-45min I had 6 zincs and 2 stacks of chips. Not to mention all the flint stones, earth and wind crystals. Started killing gobs for the fire crystals and wild onions too. Next time I gotta strip naked so I can carry all that loot - to the bank. Nice!
good behive drop in south gusy
# Mar 23 2006 at 2:35 PM Rating: Decent
yup i must say 75% of the time i get behives, i was just on my way to bastok markets and i decide to give them a try im a lvl 20 thf , and surprise in around 20 /25 mins i have 2 stacks of behive chips.. give them a try if your server is ramuh
Drop rate
# Aug 27 2005 at 8:34 AM Rating: Decent
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I've been farming these since lvl 35.. I must have killed well over 2 thousand of these. These have about.. I would say.. 40-60% drop rate. Although i've had days where they havent dropped anything at all. These are my main source of income for now.. until i'm a higher level and can farm different things.
Honey Drop
# May 17 2005 at 3:31 PM Rating: Decent
Maneating Hornets drop Honey whenever you farm them on Zegham Hill.

Edited, Tue May 17 16:32:24 2005
Beehive Chips
# Nov 03 2004 at 1:13 PM Rating: Decent
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God I love the drop rate on these in the North Gusta mountain.
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